Question 1

What is a theory?

Accepted Answer

A) The abstract, logical structure of meaning 
B) A concept at a high level of abstraction with a very general meaning 
C) An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and relational statements that can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control that phenomenon 
D) A diagram that expresses the interrelationships of concepts and statements 
A) The abstract, logical structure of meaning 
B) A concept at a high level of abstraction with a very general meaning 
C) An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and relational statements that can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control that phenomenon 
D) A diagram that expresses the interrelationships of concepts and statements C

Question 2

Which of the following are variables?

Accepted Answer

A) Sanctity 
B) How many times the experimental monkey rings the bell 
C) Déja vu 
D) The number of speeding tickets Richard receives in July of this year 
E) Darwin's theory of evolution 
A) Sanctity 
B) How many times the experimental monkey rings the bell 
C) Déja vu 
D) The number of speeding tickets Richard receives in July of this year 
E) Darwin's theory of evolution B, D

Question 3

How does the researcher know that a certain framework is the correct one for a planned research study?

Accepted Answer

A) The framework has been tested, using quantitative research. 
B) The framework contains concepts that the researcher is studying. 
C) Relationships among concepts are similar to the ones the researcher is studying 
D) Grounded theory research generated the framework. 
E) The framework helps explain the anticipated or expected research results.
F)The type of research selected by the researcher (the method) agrees with the relationships in the framework. 
A) The framework has been tested, using quantitative research. 
B) The framework contains concepts that the researcher is studying. 
C) Relationships among concepts are similar to the ones the researcher is studying 
D) Grounded theory research generated the framework. 
E) The framework helps explain the anticipated or expected research results.
F)The type of research selected by the researcher (the method) agrees with the relationships in the framework. B, C, E, F

Question 4

Which statement demonstrates a sequential relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) As "A" changes in value, "B" does not. 
B) As "A" changes, "B" may or may not change. 
C) After "A" changes, "B" changes. 
D) When "A" changes, "B" changes at the same time. 
A) As "A" changes in value, "B" does not. 
B) As "A" changes, "B" may or may not change. 
C) After "A" changes, "B" changes. 
D) When "A" changes, "B" changes at the same time.

Question 5

What is a concept?

Accepted Answer

A) The abstract, logical structure of meaning 
B) A term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea, thus providing it with a distinct identity or meaning 
C) An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and relational statements that can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control that phenomenon 
D) A diagram that expresses the interrelationships of concepts and statements 
A) The abstract, logical structure of meaning 
B) A term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea, thus providing it with a distinct identity or meaning 
C) An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and relational statements that can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control that phenomenon 
D) A diagram that expresses the interrelationships of concepts and statements

Question 6

The Process of Incorporation of a Rescue Dog into One's Home
Wariness $\rightleftarrows$Mutual Protectiveness $\rightleftarrows$Compassion $\rightarrow$ Adoption
What is this?

Accepted Answer

A) A relational statement 
B) A research framework 
C) A theory 
D) A conceptual map 
A) A relational statement 
B) A research framework 
C) A theory 
D) A conceptual map

Question 7

A variable is more concrete than a concept. A concept is more concrete than a construct. Which one is the most abstract?

Accepted Answer

A) Construct 
B) Concept 
C) Variable 
D) Measurement values 
A) Construct 
B) Concept 
C) Variable 
D) Measurement values

Question 8

What is the purpose of a framework, in a study of hypoxia as a possible cause for autism in the genetically susceptible?

Accepted Answer

A) It ensures that the researcher treats the subjects with autism ethically during the study. 
B) It implies that the study is well constructed and logical, and that the researcher's reasoning about causes of autism is correct. 
C) The framework's relationships between autism and other concepts assist the researcher to formulate research questions and hypotheses. 
D) It demonstrates for the reader where the findings of this study related to hypoxia fit into all that is known about autism. 
E) It gives the reader a collection of connected ideas, from which to think about both the study and the entire research area of autism's causes. 
A) It ensures that the researcher treats the subjects with autism ethically during the study. 
B) It implies that the study is well constructed and logical, and that the researcher's reasoning about causes of autism is correct. 
C) The framework's relationships between autism and other concepts assist the researcher to formulate research questions and hypotheses. 
D) It demonstrates for the reader where the findings of this study related to hypoxia fit into all that is known about autism. 
E) It gives the reader a collection of connected ideas, from which to think about both the study and the entire research area of autism's causes.

Question 9

What is concept derivation?

Accepted Answer

A) The process of distilling meaning from concepts and statements in a framework 
B) The process of describing and naming a previously unrecognized concept 
C) Modifying conceptual definitions from other disciplines to be consistent with nursing usage 
D) A strategy through which a set of characteristics essential to the connotative meaning of a concept is identified 
A) The process of distilling meaning from concepts and statements in a framework 
B) The process of describing and naming a previously unrecognized concept 
C) Modifying conceptual definitions from other disciplines to be consistent with nursing usage 
D) A strategy through which a set of characteristics essential to the connotative meaning of a concept is identified

Question 10

This diagram refers to correlational relationships. What does it mean?

Accepted Answer

A) A negative relationship is smaller than no relationship. 
B) A negative relationship occurs before a positive relationship. 
C) Negative relationships evolve in a positive direction. 
D) The strength of the relationship depends upon its numerical value, not the positive or negative sign preceding that number. 
E) There is no strength in a negative or positive relationship.
F)A positive relationship is better than none; no relationship is better than a negative one.
G)The further away from zero, the stronger the relationship. 
A) A negative relationship is smaller than no relationship. 
B) A negative relationship occurs before a positive relationship. 
C) Negative relationships evolve in a positive direction. 
D) The strength of the relationship depends upon its numerical value, not the positive or negative sign preceding that number. 
E) There is no strength in a negative or positive relationship.
F)A positive relationship is better than none; no relationship is better than a negative one.
G)The further away from zero, the stronger the relationship.

Question 11

This figure provides an illustrated example of a curvilinear relationship. What does a curvilinear relationship signify?

Accepted Answer

A) .The relationship is more complex than can be illustrated by a straight line. 
B) The most positive value of one variable is seldom associated with the most positive value or the most negative value of the other variable. 
C) The value of one variable cannot be predicted if the other is known. 
D) A relationship represented by an arc explains a large portion of the variation in the independent variable. 
E) The relationship between the variables is statistically significant.
F)An increase in the value of one variable may be associated with either an increase or a decrease in the value of the other. 
A) .The relationship is more complex than can be illustrated by a straight line. 
B) The most positive value of one variable is seldom associated with the most positive value or the most negative value of the other variable. 
C) The value of one variable cannot be predicted if the other is known. 
D) A relationship represented by an arc explains a large portion of the variation in the independent variable. 
E) The relationship between the variables is statistically significant.
F)An increase in the value of one variable may be associated with either an increase or a decrease in the value of the other.

Question 12

An author makes a hypothetical relational statement, linking seven concepts to a central idea, and denoting which ones are causes and which are results. What is this hypothetical relational statement called?

Accepted Answer

A) A theoretical map 
B) A point of view 
C) A hybrid correlational array 
D) A framework 
A) A theoretical map 
B) A point of view 
C) A hybrid correlational array 
D) A framework

Question 13

This figure provides an illustrated example of a linear relationship. What does it mean?

Accepted Answer

A) As the independent variable becomes larger, the dependent variable becomes larger. 
B) There is an indirect link between "High" and the independent variable. 
C) As the dependent variable becomes smaller, the independent variable becomes smaller. 
D) The independent variable causes the dependent variable. 
E) The strength of the relationship is large because the portions of the concepts are explained.
F)When the independent variable is absent, the dependent variable is also absent. 
A) As the independent variable becomes larger, the dependent variable becomes larger. 
B) There is an indirect link between "High" and the independent variable. 
C) As the dependent variable becomes smaller, the independent variable becomes smaller. 
D) The independent variable causes the dependent variable. 
E) The strength of the relationship is large because the portions of the concepts are explained.
F)When the independent variable is absent, the dependent variable is also absent.

Question 14

What is concept synthesis?

Accepted Answer

A) A diagram of the interrelationships between concepts and statements in a framework 
B) The process of describing and naming a previously unrecognized concept 
C) Modifying conceptual definitions from other disciplines to be consistent with nursing usage 
D) A strategy through which a set of characteristics essential to the connotative meaning of a concept is identified 
A) A diagram of the interrelationships between concepts and statements in a framework 
B) The process of describing and naming a previously unrecognized concept 
C) Modifying conceptual definitions from other disciplines to be consistent with nursing usage 
D) A strategy through which a set of characteristics essential to the connotative meaning of a concept is identified

Question 15

What is a framework?

Accepted Answer

A) The abstract, logical structure of meaning 
B) A concept at a high level of abstraction with a very general meaning 
C) An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and relational statements that can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control that phenomenon 
D) A diagram that expresses the interrelationships of concepts and statements 
A) The abstract, logical structure of meaning 
B) A concept at a high level of abstraction with a very general meaning 
C) An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and relational statements that can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control that phenomenon 
D) A diagram that expresses the interrelationships of concepts and statements

Question 16

Directional statements are relational statements with the specific relationship between variables defined. These are diagrammatically represented by letters and arrows. The diagram as   means which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) B causes D only a small amount of the time. 
B) When D is high, B is low in value. 
C) When B is high, D is low in value. 
D) There is no relationship between B and d. 
E) B is smaller than d.
F)D is smaller than B. 
A) B causes D only a small amount of the time. 
B) When D is high, B is low in value. 
C) When B is high, D is low in value. 
D) There is no relationship between B and d. 
E) B is smaller than d.
F)D is smaller than B.

Question 17

What is a conceptual map?

Accepted Answer

A) A model connecting objects, phenomena, or ideas 
B) A set of highly abstract, related constructs 
C) An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and relational statements that can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control that phenomenon 
D) A diagram that expresses the interrelationships of concepts and statements in a framework 
A) A model connecting objects, phenomena, or ideas 
B) A set of highly abstract, related constructs 
C) An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and relational statements that can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control that phenomenon 
D) A diagram that expresses the interrelationships of concepts and statements in a framework

Question 18

What statements demonstrate a positive linear relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) As "A" increases in value, so does "B." 
B) As "A" changes in value, "B" may or may not change. 
C) As "A" decreases in value, so does "B." 
D) As "A" increases in value, "B" decreases in value. 
E) If "A" occurs, then "B" occurs, but only if "C" occurs. 
A) As "A" increases in value, so does "B." 
B) As "A" changes in value, "B" may or may not change. 
C) As "A" decreases in value, so does "B." 
D) As "A" increases in value, "B" decreases in value. 
E) If "A" occurs, then "B" occurs, but only if "C" occurs.

Question 19

What is the difference between a concurrent relationship and a sequential one, in terms of A and B?

Accepted Answer

A) In a sequential relationship, A occurs before B; in a concurrent relationship, A occurs independently of b. 
B) In a concurrent relationship, causation is clear; in a sequential relationship, causation is unclear. 
C) Variable values do not change at the exact same time in a sequential relationship, whereas they change at the exact same time in a concurrent one. 
D) Measurement of variables is possible in a sequential relationship, whereas measurement of variables is impossible in a concurrent relationship. 
A) In a sequential relationship, A occurs before B; in a concurrent relationship, A occurs independently of b. 
B) In a concurrent relationship, causation is clear; in a sequential relationship, causation is unclear. 
C) Variable values do not change at the exact same time in a sequential relationship, whereas they change at the exact same time in a concurrent one. 
D) Measurement of variables is possible in a sequential relationship, whereas measurement of variables is impossible in a concurrent relationship.

Question 20

A nurse researcher has a notion that neonates perceive all interactions with humans as either stressors or comfort. The researcher is conducting qualitative research to describe the types of stressors or comfort that neonates typically experience in the first 24 hours of life. What is the best way to describe the researcher's notion?

Accepted Answer

A) A framework 
B) A middle-range theory 
C) An idea 
D) A hypothesis 
A) A framework 
B) A middle-range theory 
C) An idea 
D) A hypothesis

Exam 8: Frameworks

What is a theory?

Which of the following are variables?

How does the researcher know that a certain framework is the correct one for a planned research study?

Which statement demonstrates a sequential relationship?

What is a concept?

The Process of Incorporation of a Rescue Dog into One's Home Wariness ⇄\rightleftarrows⇄ Mutual Protectiveness ⇄\rightleftarrows⇄ Compassion →\rightarrow→ Adoption What is this?

A variable is more concrete than a concept. A concept is more concrete than a construct. Which one is the most abstract?

What is the purpose of a framework, in a study of hypoxia as a possible cause for autism in the genetically susceptible?

What is concept derivation?

This diagram refers to correlational relationships. What does it mean?

This figure provides an illustrated example of a curvilinear relationship. What does a curvilinear relationship signify?

An author makes a hypothetical relational statement, linking seven concepts to a central idea, and denoting which ones are causes and which are results. What is this hypothetical relational statement called?

This figure provides an illustrated example of a linear relationship. What does it mean?

What is concept synthesis?

What is a framework?

Directional statements are relational statements with the specific relationship between variables defined. These are diagrammatically represented by letters and arrows. The diagram as means which of the following?

What is a conceptual map?

What statements demonstrate a positive linear relationship?

What is the difference between a concurrent relationship and a sequential one, in terms of A and B?

Discovering the World of Nursing Research

Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Research Problem and Purpose

Objectives, Questions, Hypotheses, and Study Variables

Review of Relevant Literature

Ethics in Research

Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods

Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

Outcomes Research

Mixed Methods Research

Sampling

Quantitative Measurement Concepts

Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice

Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies

Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Collecting and Managing Data

Introduction to Statistical Analysis

Using Statistics to Describe Variables

Using Statistics to Examine Relationships

Using Statistics to Predict

Using Statistics to Determine Differences

Interpreting Research Outcomes

Disseminating Research Findings

Writing Research Proposals

Seeking Funding for Research

Filters

The Process of Incorporation of a Rescue Dog into One's Home Wariness $\rightleftarrows$ Mutual Protectiveness $\rightleftarrows$ Compassion $\rightarrow$ Adoption What is this?